ら゚
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See also: ら
Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The character ら with a handakuten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Syllable
[edit]- (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable ら゚ (la). Its equivalent in katakana is ラ゚ (la).
Usage notes
[edit][l] is an allophonic variation of /r/ in Japanese. This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.